This document provides an introduction to KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), an open source hypervisor that allows running multiple operating systems on a single computer. KVM is integrated into the Linux kernel since version 2.6.20 and provides full virtualization capabilities. It supports hardware virtualization features, sound, snapshots, PCI passthrough, live migration, and more through a layered model. KVM can be managed through tools like Libvirt, Virsh, and Ovirt and is well-suited for cloud computing due to its security, speed, scalability, and reliability.

1. Kvm: an introduction By Bert Desmet

3. What is KVM?

4. Key Features

5. Layered Model

6. Managing KVM

7. KVM in the cloud

8. Conclusion

9. Q&A

11. Run multiple os's on one computer

12. Cost-effective

13. Energy-effective (green!)

15. Full virtualisation hypervisor

16. Still young (2007)

17. Forked on Qemu

18. Very popular

19. Open source

22. Sound support

23. Snapshots

24. PCI passthrough

25. Kernel samepage merging

26. Live migration

27. PXE boot

28. Layered Model

31. Ovirt

32. Virsh

33. And others

36. Fast

37. Scalable

38. Reliable

40. Free

41. easy

42. Any questions?

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